Forms-based authentication combined with ASP.NET 2.0's Membership and Roles systems makes creating and managing user accounts incredibly easy. I continue to be amazed at how the login-related Web controls encapsulate the array of tasks that I had always had to code by hand in classic ASP. For more on the Membership and Roles systems, be sure to read the Examining ASP.NET 2.0's Membership, Roles, and Profiles article series.
